I went to engineering school thinking that I was going to learn how to go from one problem to its solution by designing AND prototyping a machinery – in exchange of that, I got plenty of theory and very few manual skills. Making Things Move by Dustyn Roberts fills the gap from thinking to action…… Continue reading Making things move
Author: Anca Ioviţă
3D printing as a hobby
It is said one day we will manufacture new tissues by 3D printing, yet what I currently see in the clinics is another story – q waves from old heart attacks on my patients’ ECGs and muscle hypotonia from previous strokes. So I was long looking for an introductory and practical book on 3D printers…… Continue reading 3D printing as a hobby
Top 10 unconventional ways to leave this world
Have you ever thought what would happen to your physical body after death? It may be customary in your culture for cadavers to be buried or cremated, but there are countless other ways to leave this world. Why let your body decay when you can contribute to society’s health and well-being by playing a small…… Continue reading Top 10 unconventional ways to leave this world
Therapeutical fasting
Medical school teaches pathology in a very analytical fashion – it starts with the normal anatomy and physiology, continues with basic clinical diagnostic practices and then with its several medical and surgical rotations. Everything seems to have its own little shelf. Every disease has risk factors; very few have causes – although they may well…… Continue reading Therapeutical fasting